ZOM-SRI-YAL-1020240001A
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| Yala General Population 2023 | |
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| ZOM-SRI-YAL-1020240001A | |
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| Yala General Population 2023 ganja | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace |
| Accession Type | General population |
| Pollination Type | Self |
| Sex expression | Dioecious |
| Primary Purpose | Recreation, Medicine, Religion |
| Flowering time | 24–28 weeks |
| Plant height | 1–2.5 m |
| Photoperiod response | Short-day |
| Botanical Characteristics | |
| Plant shape | Columnar |
| Leaflet width | Narrow |
| Leaflet number | 9 |
| Leaf green colour | Light |
| Stigma colour | Orange |
| Flower density | Loose |
| Flower cluster size | Small |
| Flower cluster shape | Foxtailed |
| Also noted | Apical dominance, woody stem, sharp leaflet teeth |
| Processing | |
| Method | Ganja |
| Notes | Whole plants dried and cured in semi-darkness in outdoor sheds |
| Hierarchy | |
| Gene Pool | South Asia |
| Regional Complex | Sri Lanka |
| Growing Region | Southern Sri Lanka |
| Growing Area | Yala-Lunugamvehera |
| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province/State | Uva |
| District | Monaragala |
| Locality | Galge |
| Coordinates | 6.540398, 81.304705 |
| Point type | Obfuscated field point |
| Uncertainty | about 500 m |
| Elevation | 98 m |
| Traditional Names | |
| Local Name | කංසා |
| Pronunciation | kaṁsā |
| Translation | Ganja |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Point of Origin |
| Autochthonous | Yes |
| Date | 15 October 2024 |
| Harvest Date | 2023 |
| Collector | Éloïse |
| Expedition | SRILANKA01 |
| Provenance Evidence | |
| Regional Corroboration | 3 caught with 590 kg ganja, 50,000 ganja plants inside forest reserve Army destroys three-acre cannabis cultivation in the heart of Yala park |
| Population Corroboration | None recorded |
| Identity Confirmation | None recorded |
| Conservation | |
| Population | Yala National Park population |
| Field grade | Data deficient · 0 of 23 items |
| Holdings | Urgent |
| Main lot | Zomia Genetic Library Seed lot: Urgent seeds left, backup copy seeds left: 96 seeds left, under three sowings even at full germination; backup copy: no backup copy
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| Legal Threats | Active eradication campaigns |
| Population Est. | 500 |
| M/F Ratio | 5% |
| Hermaphroditism | 20% |
| Culling | Yes |
| Introgression | Pure landrace |
| Cultivation | |
| Status | Active |
| System Type | Monoculture, Mono-cropped |
| Scale | Some regional cultivation |
| Seed Sourcing | Seeds are grown on the farm, Seeds are locally grown, Seeds are sourced through informal local networks |
| Planting Method | Direct seeding |
| Cycle 1 Planting | July–September |
| Cycle 1 Harvest | December–March |
| Preservation | |
| Seed Storage | Zomia Genetic Library |
| Seed Quantity | 96 |
| Seed viability | Viable |
| Genetic Relationships | |
Same population | |
Yala General Population 2023 is a domesticate landrace cannabis accession collected by Éloïse of the Zomia Collective in Sri Lanka.
Geography
Galge is located deep in the Yala National Park, in Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, within the Yala-Lunugamvehera landrace cannabis growing area of the Southern Sri Lanka growing region.
Collection Details
This accession was documented by Éloïse in October 2024. A total of 96 seeds were sifted from flower purchased by Éloïse from a local dealer.
The flowers were sourced from an autochthonous landrace cannabis population of 500+ plants grown near Galge, in the Yala National Park. The harvest occurred in 2023.
Cultivation Details
Cannabis is actively cultivated in the area. The cultivation system includes poly-culture, mono-cropped, and rotating cultivation methods. Seeds are grown on the farm and direct seeded into the ground.
Cultivation scale is recorded as some regional cultivation. Active eradication campaigns occur in the area.
Culling is practised and as a result the male/female ratio is very low. Hermaphroditism was not observed.
Botanical Characteristics
Plants range in height from 1 to 2.5 meters.
In terms of morphology, the plants exhibited apical dominance and growing in a columnar pattern. The leaf shape is narrow. Serration is sharp.
The plants are light green in color with woody stems. Stigmas were orange hairs.
The flowers were airy, foxtailed, loose, and small in structure.
Flowering time ranges from 24 to 28 weeks.
Processing
The flowers from this accession were processed as ganja.
Conservation Status
The accession is recorded at critical conservation priority.
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